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[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago

Aliens would need an oxidizer to metabolize as well, even if that oxidizer isn't oxygen. If they want to actually efficiently get energy out of things, it'll need to be a strong one. Even fermentation is a oxidation-reduction reaction that just doesn't use oxygen.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

If we ever found a species that was made of alcohol we would absolutely dominate, err domestic them as quickly as possible.

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